Manufacturing Supervisor

Biolinqorporated • San Diego, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This dynamic role is a part of a team of engineers and scientists developing a novel intradermal biosensor technology and the associated software data extraction and rendering SDK that will transform the way people manage their metabolic health. Responsible for overseeing and organizing the activities and resources in the manufacturing area to meet daily production schedule and product quality requirements, including scheduling and routine production activities as well as acting as the first line of support for troubleshooting should problems arise.

Requirements

• High School Diploma and a minimum 5 years of manufacturing work experience, OR Associate’s Degree and a minimum 2 years of manufacturing work experience, OR Bachelor’s Degree and 1 year of manufacturing experience

Nice To Haves

• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results.
• Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable.
• Flexibility to adjust to changing priorities.
• Kindness – Treats current staff, technicians, new operators and cross-functional partners with patience and respect, especially when troubleshooting under pressure.
• Innovation – Brings creativity and resourcefulness to first of their kind problems that don’t yet have a guide or instructions.
• Trust – Communicates transparently, follows through reliably, and gives team, colleagues, and leadership confidence in their work and word.
• Excellence – Is detailed and accurate in documentation and execution, works to minimize errors, and does more than the minimum required, taking real pride and ownership in the product and the team’s work.
• A natural collaborator and team player who works effectively across Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations Leadership.
• Strong coaching and people-leadership instincts, including scheduling and performance management across a growing, multi-shift team.
• Ability to build something new and scale it responsibly, balancing speed with the rigor a medical device requires.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily manufacturing activities to achieve production plans.
• Coordinate daily work rotation schedules based on needs.
• Responsible for performance metrics for manufacturing area, including safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Facilitation of daily meetings to review progress, issues, schedule.
• Assist with designing an efficient layout of equipment and flow of materials to maximize utilization.
• Assist with reviewing and committing production plan daily based on resource availability.
• Responsible for initial support and resolution of issues.
• Escalate issues through department manager and supporting teams to minimize impact on metrics.
• Ensure vigilance to GMP/GDP compliance and safety adherence by manufacturing team.
• Ensure assembler training to latest revisions.
• Hire, onboard, train, and assess performance of manufacturing team.
• Manage overtime, attendance, disciplinary issues, daily supervision, and performance evaluation for manufacturing team.
• Help staff succeed by providing coaching and performance communication to support development.
• Analyze manufacturing data and identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement; identify and utilize methods of making manufacturing process more efficient and effective.
• Maintain assigned area in a well-organized and clean manner (5S).
• Maintain cross-training skill assessment for resource continuity.
• Manage inventory levels and material replenishment for area.
• Support testing, data collection, report writing, and documentation updates as needed.
• Support and perform as back–up scheduler.
• Assumes and performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending account, life and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) plan, holidays, and PTO.
• paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree